49. Homophones TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 3

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 3

49. Homophones

Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelt differently. What are the missing homophones in these pairs of sentences?

1	I’m going on a diet. I’ve put on a lot of ___weight___. Please ___wait___ a minute. I won’t be long.
2	I put on the ______ and the car stopped just in time. This kind of china ______ very easily. Be careful.
3	Would you like another ______ of cake with your tea? Everyone wanted the war to end and ______ to begin.
4	Can you untie the ______ in this string? I’m ______ very good at science. I’m better at languages.
5	I didn’t tell her what was in the parcel. She ______ by feeling it. She was a ______ at a wedding I went to recently.
6	‘Anyone who ______ gum in class will be sent out.’ I don’t know what to ______ on this menu. There are so many good things.
7	You aren’t ______ to smoke anywhere in this building. Sorry, I wasn’t talking to anyone in particular. I was just thinking ______.
8	Are you ______ you want to go out in this horrible weather. Yes, I’d like to go to the beach and walk along the sea ______.
9	That man always ______ at me when I go past his shop. I don’t like it. Don’t lets take the lift. I want to walk up the ______.
10	I’ve never jumped ______ than that. It’s my personal record. Where can I ______ ski boots? I don’t have any of my own.
11	There were only ten ______ of seats in the hall so quite a lot of people had to stand. He gave me a single red ______ on Valentine’s Day.
12	Don’t park there. It’s illegal and you might get ______. Where is my wallet? I can’t ______ it anywhere.
13	Get me a needle and I’ll ______ this button on for you. She didn’t pay me back the money last time ______ I refused to lend her any next time she asked.
14	I’ve had this teddy ______ since I was three. We haven’t yet bought any carpets for our flat. We’ve got ______ floorboards.
15	They’ve ______ the thieves who broke into our car. I’ve got to go to ______ in three weeks to be witness.

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